| Interobserver agreement on what constitutes visceral pleural invasion by non-small cell lung carcinoma: an internet-based assessment of international current practices. | |
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PMID: 17875516 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Visceral pleural invasion (VPI) increases the T category of non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLCs) that otherwise only meet T1 criteria to T2. The American Joint Committee on Cancer provides no guidelines on what constitutes VPI. Penetration beyond the visceral pleural elastic layer (VPEL) has been proposed as the minimum criterion but is not internationally accepted. The purposes of this study were to elucidate current international practices regarding assessment of VPI and identify histologic features pathologists consider necessary for VPI. We examined responses to an online quiz consisting of 15 NSCLCs adjacent to or involving the visceral pleura. Of 103 participants from 22 countries, 84.5% were in academic practice; 42.7% had a subspecialty interest in pulmonary pathology. Interobserver percentage agreement about whether VPI was present, absent, or indeterminate ranged from 36.9% to 93.2% (mean, 73.0%). The K for participants for all quiz cases was 0.35. There was considerable diagnostic variability in cases with extensive pleural elastosis and when tumor cells were intermingled with the VPEL. It seems that the majority of participants consider penetration of the VPEL necessary and also sufficient to categorize VPI as present. However, the formation of internationally recognized guidelines for assessing VPI by NSCLC is likely to improve diagnostic consensus. |
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Authors:
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Kelly J Butnor; Robin T Vollmer; Hagen Blaszyk; Katharina Glatz |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of clinical pathology Volume: 128 ISSN: 0002-9173 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Clin. Pathol. Publication Date: 2007 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-09-18 Completed Date: 2007-10-25 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370470 Medline TA: Am J Clin Pathol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 638-47 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pathology, University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT 05401, USA. |
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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
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pathology* Humans Internet Lung Neoplasms / pathology* Medical Oncology / standards Neoplasm Invasiveness Observer Variation Physician's Practice Patterns Pleural Neoplasms / pathology* Questionnaires Telepathology / methods* Viscera / pathology World Health |
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